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    CVE-1999-1162

    Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system.

    Published:May 24, 1993
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 9, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.00332
    CVSS Score:6.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sco
    Product
    Open Desktop
    Vendor
    Sco
    Product
    Unix

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High